:01:29. > :01:39.Of it is 2-0 Southampton. They came here last season and they walked a
:01:39. > :01:52.
:01:52. > :01:58.were a beaten 5-2 and history has A dandy programme this evening with
:01:58. > :02:05.four big games. We have Alan Shearer and Peter Schmeichel. We
:02:05. > :02:09.look at that temporarily malfunctioning Magpies. It is three
:02:09. > :02:13.years since Alan Pardew were shown the door at St Mary's. Southampton
:02:13. > :02:19.were in League 1 and Nigel Adkins got the job. The rest has been a
:02:19. > :02:23.glorious period. Nigel Adkins or wants them to carry on their great
:02:23. > :02:28.form of last week and grab three more points, while Alan Pardew
:02:28. > :02:32.returns to the south coast with a few problems to contend with. Two
:02:32. > :02:35.successive home defeats and no away wins for the Magpies, they will be
:02:35. > :02:45.desperate, not least because this is a long trip home with no points
:02:45. > :02:53.
:02:53. > :03:03.and Newcastle have a stutter after they look to avoid a third
:03:03. > :03:03.
:03:03. > :03:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:03:51. > :04:01.the referee is reaching for his card. Ferguson to take the free
:04:01. > :04:13.
:04:13. > :04:23.at a free kick to Southampton. The Northern Ireland international with
:04:23. > :04:31.
:04:31. > :04:41.quickly to make the save. The Newcastle goalkeeper was at full
:04:41. > :04:41.
:04:41. > :05:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:05:33. > :05:43.game so far. The goalkeeper denies problems. A Lambert did well. He
:05:43. > :05:54.
:05:54. > :06:02.situation already. It was Rickie Lambert's turn! He was denied by
:06:02. > :06:12.the woodwork. The goalkeeper did not move but this time. That was
:06:12. > :06:35.
:06:35. > :06:43.deadlock has been broken and it has been coming. It is nothing more
:06:43. > :06:53.than Southampton deserve. Wonderful ball from Rickie Lambert. The
:06:53. > :07:07.
:07:07. > :07:17.goalkeeper did well initially. that the moment, as did the whole
:07:17. > :07:29.
:07:29. > :07:39.could not take it. Straight at the goalkeeper. Came from a long shot
:07:39. > :07:42.
:07:42. > :07:47.up field. Cisse could not find a way past the Southampton goalkeeper.
:07:47. > :07:57.Newcastle have dropped 13 points from leading positions so far this
:07:57. > :07:58.
:07:58. > :08:06.season. -- Southampton have dropped 13 points. This could be a brake on
:08:07. > :08:16.for Southampton. Rickie Lambert to his left. That it was an
:08:16. > :08:24.opportunity! A great save from the goalkeeper. Newcastle survive. So
:08:24. > :08:31.many men over, both ways. Cleverly done from Ramirez. The efforts have
:08:32. > :08:41.power but it was beaten away by the goalkeeper. It is raining again.
:08:42. > :09:11.
:09:11. > :09:16.The South Coast is a monsoons will not the second time. Turned in by
:09:16. > :09:21.Ramirez and Southampton double their lead. The Uruguayan's second
:09:21. > :09:31.Premier League goal, who has been outstanding. He has marked it with
:09:31. > :09:41.a goal as well. Good play again in the build up. What about this from
:09:41. > :09:43.
:09:43. > :09:53.a touch. The first to react was Ramirez. His first goal at St
:09:53. > :10:07.
:10:07. > :10:17.Mary's and it has but daylight Alan Pardew's team. 2-0 down at St
:10:17. > :10:17.
:10:17. > :11:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:11:31. > :11:34.would have been. It came from the That it was top drawer and it was
:11:34. > :11:44.important to prevent Newcastle getting a foothold back into this
:11:44. > :11:48.
:11:48. > :11:54.match. Eight changes from Southampton with the introduction
:11:54. > :12:04.of Steven Davis. He is replacing Ramirez who is becoming the crowd's
:12:04. > :12:14.
:12:14. > :12:24.intervention. He has had to make it use saves to keep the score down.
:12:24. > :12:28.
:12:28. > :12:38.That was the substitute, Steven Three times a Southampton have
:12:38. > :12:51.
:12:51. > :13:00.rattled the woodwork. Otherwise Newcastle's rescue. Not a happy
:13:00. > :13:08.return to the south coast for Alan Pardew. Looking at three straight
:13:08. > :13:18.Premiership defeats. That was a chance for Lallana,
:13:18. > :13:47.
:13:47. > :13:55.flag was up. A terrific finish by I think the intensity of
:13:55. > :14:05.Southampton caused us a problem. I thought we looked Ledley. That is
:14:05. > :14:11.not enough at this level -- we looked leggy. We are asking young
:14:11. > :14:17.players to come into the team who want playing well. We have gone out,
:14:17. > :14:27.we could have scored some more. We hit the post. It was important, we
:14:27. > :14:28.
:14:28. > :14:33.kept a clean sheet. It is the toughest league in the world. The
:14:33. > :14:40.players are improving all the time as individuals and 18.
:14:40. > :14:45.What about the performance of Ramirez? He was outstanding. It
:14:45. > :14:51.takes a bit of time, for all of the players, we have a young side. He
:14:51. > :14:59.has been out, injured as well. He has not been able to get through a
:14:59. > :15:05.full 90 minutes. He must be a pleasure to play with, the other
:15:05. > :15:10.lads? He brings out the best in the other players. We learned from him,
:15:10. > :15:20.he has great ability, the Continental flair he brings, he is
:15:20. > :15:25.
:15:25. > :15:32.Like last week, this team, they clicked as a team. They thoroughly
:15:32. > :15:38.deserved to win, they should have won by four, five or six. I know
:15:38. > :15:46.Newcastle are missing three big players with injuries. Having said
:15:46. > :15:53.that, I have got to say the difference between the teams,
:15:53. > :16:03.Southampton's quartet of four Whittaker players -- forward
:16:03. > :16:04.
:16:04. > :16:12.game. This was constant throughout the game. A good ball back. In the
:16:12. > :16:18.end, a fine save by Tim Krull. Newcastle were poor. No pressure on
:16:18. > :16:22.the ball. Passing into Puncheon on the righthand side. Tim Krull
:16:22. > :16:29.should have done better with the clearance. A fantastic effort in,
:16:29. > :16:34.keeping the pressure on the ball. It went to Ramirez and Lallana who
:16:34. > :16:44.finished it off. They worked very hard, got the ball
:16:44. > :16:46.
:16:46. > :16:51.back. Ramirez winning the ball back. Lallana on the far post. These were
:16:51. > :16:58.all good chances they created, winning the ball. First to the ball.
:16:58. > :17:03.This is really too easy for Southampton. One of those guys,
:17:03. > :17:08.Simpson or Gutierrez have to close him down but they don't. Tiote
:17:08. > :17:16.should be right up there not letting him turn. It is too easy.
:17:16. > :17:23.No pressure on the ball. Down the side to Lallana. I am afraid Tim
:17:23. > :17:29.Krull should do better there. Ramirez got the goal his performers
:17:29. > :17:37.deserves. They signed him for a lot, Ramirez. He looked the Real Deal
:17:37. > :17:42.today. Last week we were looking at expectation. Southampton have spent
:17:42. > :17:48.the money, which we have been reminded about tonight. It is
:17:48. > :17:53.important to get it right. It is handy you are on. No matter how
:17:53. > :18:00.good you are or how well you do, if you're worried goalkeeper, it's
:18:00. > :18:06.just the one mistake. They could have scored more goals, if it
:18:06. > :18:11.hadn't been for Tim Krull. I think he has done a lot of good in the
:18:11. > :18:17.years he has been here. Today, he was outstanding in certain periods
:18:17. > :18:25.of the game. There, another save. He comes out of his goal, I like
:18:26. > :18:32.that, he clears the ball. He clears the ball. He gives his team time to
:18:32. > :18:37.regroup. A similar situation, he didn't do that, a weak clearance.
:18:37. > :18:44.Even though I think he has done well, the situation is clear. The
:18:44. > :18:51.ball still ends up in the back. We see the second ball. Plenty of
:18:51. > :18:57.Newcastle players. He did well to get down to the ball first. But he
:18:57. > :19:06.was very unlucky. You can say that Tim Krull has been involved in both
:19:06. > :19:12.goals. Had it not been for him, they could have lost five or six.
:19:12. > :19:19.When it comes to Newcastle, or what is it? Is it the European football
:19:20. > :19:25.fixtures? Is it the injuries? they were trying to get into the
:19:25. > :19:28.Europa League last year, the manager was desperate, I didn't
:19:28. > :19:32.think Newcastle wanted to get in there, they haven't signed the
:19:32. > :19:40.number of players to get into the Europa League and that has been
:19:40. > :19:48.proved this season. They have lost some big players through injuries
:19:48. > :19:55.by being in that competition. like being be hit -- being between
:19:55. > :20:01.a rock and a hard place. The financial rewards to play in the
:20:02. > :20:04.Europa League aren't there. Right, we're off to the Bridge, and
:20:04. > :20:08.another new chapter in Chelsea's recent managerial history, which
:20:08. > :20:18.sees Rafa take on Roberto, after a week to forget for both the
:20:18. > :20:31.
:20:31. > :20:39.reigning European and League think I will be here for the future.
:20:39. > :20:47.Following a poor run of results... The final whistle goes, they are so
:20:47. > :20:57.disappointed. If we think we can win a Champions League after two
:20:57. > :21:03.
:21:03. > :21:11.the Liverpool leader. Now, Chelsea fans are told to embrace their
:21:11. > :21:18.interim manager. Rough Rafa Benitez is officially welcomed at Stamford
:21:18. > :21:24.Bridge, and booed by Chelsea fans, I have never witnessed a reaction
:21:24. > :21:34.from home fans to the appointment of a new manager in the history of
:21:34. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:40.premier-league football. Almost universal boos. He immediately
:21:40. > :21:50.recalls Fernando Torres. City are unbeaten in 18 need games. They
:21:50. > :21:51.
:21:51. > :21:59.make tool -- two changes. The atmosphere at Stamford Bridge,
:21:59. > :22:04.slightly muted. News of the death of Dave Sexton, the manager from
:22:04. > :22:14.1967-1974, he delivered the FA Cup and Cup Winners' Cup for Chelsea. A
:22:14. > :22:27.
:22:28. > :22:35.Very nearly so penetrated. A good Torres. The Chelsea fans are
:22:35. > :22:39.singing, there is only one di Matteo. They are singing about the
:22:39. > :22:48.manager who brought them the European Champions League, who was
:22:48. > :22:56.sacked this week. A Wembley winning hero. There is the message. He has
:22:56. > :23:06.seen it, he has heard it. It will have no effect on him whatsoever.
:23:06. > :23:10.
:23:10. > :23:20.And he has walked into the lion's tempo. They're finding the spaces.
:23:20. > :23:40.
:23:41. > :23:50.Chelsea are, by and large, having virtual free header inside the
:23:51. > :24:04.
:24:04. > :24:14.percentage of any Premier League manager. The special one leads the
:24:14. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :24:37.Cech got down. Good cover in the end by Chelsea. Petr Cech saved
:24:37. > :24:47.them there. They looked strong down the right, Manchester City. Didn't
:24:47. > :24:57.get the challenge in. Silva cold it away looking for Kompany. Dropping
:24:57. > :25:09.
:25:09. > :25:19.for Barry. And lifted away by is from the previous corner,
:25:19. > :25:31.
:25:31. > :25:38.holding on to Kompany. Why wasn't That was a golden opportunity for
:25:38. > :25:44.Manchester City to take the lead. And now Chelsea might make them pay.
:25:44. > :25:49.Foster. Nastasic was in front of him, it in towards Fernando Torres.
:25:49. > :25:58.Kompany did well. He stayed on his feet, forced the air out of the
:25:58. > :26:08.Chelsea striker. Facing his first half-time team talk as Chelsea
:26:08. > :26:29.
:26:29. > :26:39.coming in on the blind side but put behind by Kompany. It was Chelsea's
:26:39. > :26:57.
:26:57. > :27:07.kept on his feet, unlucky. Had he gone over, it would have been a
:27:07. > :27:17.free kick. In frustration, he kicks the ball away. I think he actually
:27:17. > :27:48.
:27:48. > :27:54.had to hit it first time. Lots of power, too much height. Maybe it
:27:54. > :28:01.just sat up slightly too high for him. But that was better and he
:28:01. > :28:06.knows it. Chelsea fans will be very critical of every move made by
:28:06. > :28:16.Rafael Benitez. But they have to acknowledge he has had Chelsea
:28:16. > :28:21.
:28:21. > :28:31.playing better in this second half. James Milner drove it in and Petr
:28:31. > :28:59.
:28:59. > :29:07.Cech blocked. It has been a game of it come to Ashley Cole? It does.
:29:07. > :29:17.Over the bar. A goal kick is given and Ashley Cole thinks it is based
:29:17. > :29:22.
:29:22. > :29:32.save. And it was! -- thinks it is a great save. We are into stoppage
:29:32. > :29:42.
:29:42. > :29:52.time and there will be a couple of alert enough to make this save
:29:52. > :29:54.
:29:54. > :30:00.council. Manchester City have had the best clear cut chances. He has
:30:00. > :30:10.gone over and the referee said he dived and it will be a yellow card
:30:10. > :30:24.
:30:24. > :30:30.not dive, but he might have been point for Rafael Benitez. He needs
:30:30. > :30:39.to get Fernando Torres scoring again. He has not manage that but
:30:39. > :30:43.he has managed a clean sheet. players were working very hard.
:30:43. > :30:48.They have team spirit and helping each other. All the positive things
:30:48. > :30:55.you are looking for. Odyssey you want to win, playing at home and
:30:55. > :31:03.you want to create more chances. We are playing a team at the top of
:31:03. > :31:11.the table and it is a very good team. We arrived in the box and we
:31:11. > :31:17.had good chances. You cannot play like that here and win this game.
:31:17. > :31:24.Did you think you had the better chances? Yes, we played better than
:31:24. > :31:31.Chelsea. I think we lost two points. It cannot all of been enjoyable? We
:31:31. > :31:38.heard the reaction of the fans fans you know it is going to be hard?
:31:38. > :31:42.was concentrating on the game, it will be a question of time. I will
:31:42. > :31:48.be a professional and try to win games. The fans will realise I
:31:48. > :31:55.would try to do my best for the team and the club. Is it because
:31:55. > :32:03.there has been ill feeling in the past? These games at the maximum
:32:03. > :32:10.level, you can understand. I will try to do my best. Marks out of 10
:32:10. > :32:19.for your first experience as Chelsea manager at Stamford Bridge?
:32:19. > :32:25.Maybe a seven. Fans are often accused of being fickle, in this
:32:25. > :32:30.instance, the fans have been consistent, they hated re fail
:32:30. > :32:40.Benitez before, and they hate him now? He said he would never manage
:32:40. > :32:42.
:32:42. > :32:46.Chelsea in the past. He added, open macro no matter what Klose. And now
:32:46. > :32:53.here he is. I do not think for one second he did not hear their
:32:53. > :32:59.reaction because he did. It might change if he win tens game -- 10
:32:59. > :33:07.games. They said he was brought in to make Fernando Torres a fire on
:33:07. > :33:13.all cylinders again? Fernando Torres is playing with a frown and
:33:13. > :33:17.not be smile. It is not the same player we have seen. We have not
:33:17. > :33:25.seen the best of him for over two years, so there is something major
:33:25. > :33:30.missing from his game. There is a yard missing from his pace. Instead
:33:30. > :33:37.of running that way into the space and it is making the defender's job
:33:37. > :33:43.easier. His team-mates are not helping him, certainly not today.
:33:43. > :33:48.Those three guys they have got to get in closer to him. If he is
:33:48. > :33:57.going to flick it on, who will he give it to? He does a flick it on
:33:57. > :34:02.and there is no one there to pick it up play is macro --. The
:34:02. > :34:06.midfield as have got to get up. A few years ago, Fernando Torres wit
:34:06. > :34:14.that space, I don't think anyone would have caught him so that for
:34:14. > :34:20.me suggest he is lacking pace. He probably won't get that back. I
:34:20. > :34:25.highlighted a couple of years ago his lack of movement in the box.
:34:25. > :34:30.Look now, he is just strolling around and no great movement. The
:34:30. > :34:34.ball eventually comes to Ramirez and again there is no movements.
:34:34. > :34:41.But look at his body positions from the goal. He should be side on,
:34:41. > :34:48.trying to get Between the defenders and behind the back four. He is
:34:48. > :34:53.making it easy for the defenders. He is in the box in case it comes
:34:53. > :34:58.in from Moses but he should either do that, either the near post or
:34:58. > :35:03.the far post. It is a poor ball, but there is no movement from
:35:03. > :35:08.Torres. His team-mates have got to help him, but he has to help
:35:08. > :35:16.himself, he has to stop smiling because he is making the job Easy
:35:16. > :35:20.the defenders -- start smiling. did not live up to the billing, but
:35:20. > :35:28.if he pointed out an incident, swapping shirts at the end of the
:35:28. > :35:35.match is a good thing. During the match, maybe not as much!
:35:35. > :35:41.happens to many times in this game. When we see from the other angle
:35:41. > :35:46.and it happened between these two. If that is not a penalty, I don't
:35:46. > :35:52.know what a penalty is. I don't know why the referee's book
:35:52. > :35:58.themselves into this situation? It happened so many times. It is not
:35:58. > :36:08.part of the game, is it? It does go on and until the referee comes down
:36:08. > :36:15.on it it will continue. Give the penalty es. The most in poorer --
:36:15. > :36:24.important news at Stamford Bridge was the passing of Dave Sexton. We
:36:24. > :36:30.have been talking about the family and their Boxing history. And
:36:30. > :36:37.Archie Sexton, in 1933, a great family of sporting characters.
:36:37. > :36:44.was lucky enough to work with him. He was definitely a respected
:36:44. > :36:53.figure and it is a sad loss. applauded at Stamford Bridge. We
:36:53. > :36:57.will be in Swansea shortly, but we stayed in London. Another week and
:36:57. > :37:00.another London Derby for Spurs, AVB's men need another win, they
:37:00. > :37:06.have lost four out of five in the league including the thrashing at
:37:06. > :37:12.the Emirates. If the natives are not restless, defeat to another
:37:12. > :37:17.rival will stir them. Well there has been some criticism of West man
:37:17. > :37:26.-- West Ham the season, Sam Allardyce's men have impressed as
:37:26. > :37:32.well. The Hammers have equal their best ever start to a Premier League
:37:32. > :37:42.campaign and a goal again Spurs fan Andy Carroll would put the cherry
:37:42. > :37:42.
:37:42. > :37:52.on the top. Can AVB afford another defeat? The
:37:52. > :38:16.
:38:16. > :38:22.grim Reaper has been at work in the Spurs, they have not scored here
:38:22. > :38:26.since 2005. Good to see Mark Clattenburg is back on the
:38:26. > :38:36.referee's role. He will take charge of Southampton and Norwich next
:38:36. > :38:48.
:38:48. > :38:58.week, he is the 4th official two- effort, he is so unlucky! It would
:38:58. > :38:58.
:38:58. > :39:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:39:39. > :39:44.have been a fantastic goal from context with the rest of the game
:39:44. > :39:49.because it is real quality! Jermain Defoe against West Ham United and
:39:49. > :39:59.Tottenham are in front! Only 10 yards inside the West Ham path when
:39:59. > :40:01.
:40:01. > :40:11.he picks it up. He found the corner. Lovely goal by Jermain Defoe, his
:40:11. > :40:39.
:40:39. > :40:49.wonder if Gareth Basle will have a far away. When his left his foot,
:40:49. > :41:20.
:41:20. > :41:28.it looked like he had put it over goalkeeper did it really well. He
:41:28. > :41:32.was looking for Matthew Jarvis but that was good goalkeeping. If he
:41:32. > :41:42.had mocked that they, Matthew Jarvis would have just rolled it
:41:42. > :41:50.
:41:50. > :42:00.has hit the bar! It looks certain to go in! It suddenly opened up for
:42:00. > :42:28.
:42:28. > :42:38.it for Tottenham. Beautifully created by Dempsey. Dempsey was on
:42:38. > :42:57.
:42:57. > :43:07.a mission, he had just hit the bar finish? He looked square, and it is
:43:07. > :43:16.
:43:16. > :43:26.Huddlestone got a foot in. Sandro was aggressive and want it. West
:43:26. > :43:26.
:43:26. > :43:35.Ham, in real trouble. Defoe has in the 134th game, equalled his goal
:43:35. > :43:39.tally from his first spell. Which he reached in 177 games. His poker
:43:39. > :43:49.face is on. This could be Tottenham's biggest win of the
:43:49. > :43:56.
:43:56. > :44:03.have left back for Lloris, Carroll got his head to it, his first goal
:44:03. > :44:09.for West Ham United. A really soft one from a Tottenham's point of
:44:09. > :44:19.view, a don't know why Caulker did not leave that. Carroll gets off
:44:19. > :44:29.the mark. Caulker hooked it away and when it came back in, Carroll
:44:29. > :44:41.
:44:41. > :44:45.Finding Defoe. He went for the hat- trick. Jaaskelainen denied him. It
:44:45. > :44:55.was cold in but a good save by Jaaskelainen. That may well have
:44:55. > :45:03.
:45:03. > :45:08.crept in from Gareth Bale. Two good wonder whether Defoe isn't in a bit
:45:08. > :45:18.of bother. And, at think he has decided staying on the ground isn't
:45:18. > :45:23.
:45:23. > :45:31.a bad cause of action at the moment. -- course. O'Brien almost tucked it
:45:31. > :45:37.into the back of the Tottenham net. It could easily have been 3-2.
:45:37. > :45:45.Taylor with the resulting corner. Header by Carroll, and a flying
:45:45. > :45:51.save to deny Reid from Lloris. A late flurry from West Ham. Causing
:45:51. > :46:01.a flutter in the Tottenham box. How much did that the goal changed
:46:01. > :46:02.
:46:02. > :46:07.what you're going to say to the players at half-time? They were
:46:07. > :46:13.doing extremely well. To be fair, we had a couple of chances in the
:46:13. > :46:21.first half. But we had the initiative, we have the ball. It
:46:21. > :46:29.was a question of being patient and controlling the emotions. Obviously,
:46:29. > :46:34.I am glad that we did it in a moment where it can have an impact
:46:34. > :46:40.on the opponents. We were in line a lot on our good defensive work,
:46:40. > :46:47.particularly away from home. That let us down in the end. So, they
:46:47. > :46:53.both could have been avoided. If we had kept it at 1-0, they might have
:46:53. > :47:00.been nervous. We might have got a bit more of a chance to get back.
:47:00. > :47:05.It was game over out 3-0. We made a spirited comeback when Carroll
:47:05. > :47:12.scored but it was far too late. For me, it has been a bad day watching
:47:12. > :47:16.the lads play. There were times when I kept working hard in
:47:16. > :47:23.training and having a positive attitude, thinking of when I get a
:47:23. > :47:28.chance I will take it. Pre-season, I felt strong, worked hard. I felt
:47:28. > :47:34.this was my ear to achieve something special. A long way to go.
:47:34. > :47:40.Kick helping the team when games. I am enjoying my football. I am
:47:40. > :47:46.getting older but feeling stronger. He summed it up really, a much-
:47:46. > :47:53.needed win for Spurs. Defoe, it is the way he scores them. He looked
:47:53. > :48:03.very sharp. I am impressed by the variation of goals. In the right
:48:03. > :48:09.place at the right time. That was a great finish, his right foot.
:48:09. > :48:15.Talking about the variation, he is running out place -- pace, a
:48:15. > :48:22.fantastic finish on the move. The keeper had no chance. The right
:48:22. > :48:27.place, right time. We have seen him do that over the years. He is just
:48:27. > :48:32.fault of confident. That shot at goal was instinctive. Probably one
:48:32. > :48:38.of the best goals I have seen him score, fantastic tight turn, ball
:48:38. > :48:44.close to his feet, a great skill in itself. A great finish, a great
:48:44. > :48:50.strike. Absolutely. He can do no wrong at the moment. If you get him
:48:50. > :48:57.on his right foot, there is very little drawback with his right foot.
:48:57. > :49:02.Probably the easiest of this season. Four of confidence. In front of
:49:03. > :49:12.goal and he doesn't want to miss. Dempsey, he hasn't settled in very
:49:13. > :49:18.
:49:18. > :49:24.well, the fans know that. He was the Unsung Hero. Here, he hit the
:49:24. > :49:29.bar. That led to the first goal. He was here, there and everywhere.
:49:29. > :49:39.That was the best bit of the game, that pass to Gareth Bale, a good
:49:39. > :49:41.
:49:41. > :49:48.finish. A great pass. And then again, another pass, the second
:49:48. > :49:54.goal. To Lennon. He sees the ball, does for goal. I thought he played
:49:54. > :50:02.really well today. From his performance today, the Spurs
:50:02. > :50:05.supporters will start to like him. A tough run coming up but they have
:50:05. > :50:13.just come back to the Premier League.
:50:13. > :50:19.Look at the fixtures coming up. Sam Allardyce will be pleased. It will
:50:19. > :50:23.get better. Right. Some stuff for you to watch and listen to tomorrow,
:50:23. > :50:26.on the BBC. MOTD3 is on the BBC website and the Red Button from
:50:26. > :50:28.tomorrow morning. A laid-back look at the weekend.
:50:28. > :50:32.Plus, for one week only, Schemeichel's top five goalkeepers
:50:32. > :50:35.of all time. And on BBC Radio Five Live tomorrow
:50:35. > :50:39.evening, from 7pm, it's the Monday night club, with Michael Owen
:50:39. > :50:42.sitting alongside Motty. On Wednesday night at 10.45pm,
:50:42. > :50:49.there's a midweek Match of the Day, featuring Chelsea v Fulham, and
:50:49. > :50:52.Spurs v Liverpool. To the Liberty we go. And a match
:50:52. > :50:59.between two sides who, going into this, were both enjoying an
:50:59. > :51:09.unbeaten November. It is a little too easy to build
:51:09. > :51:09.
:51:09. > :51:13.this one as Brendan Rodgers returning to his old club.
:51:13. > :51:16.Just a little too neat. Swansea are a very different team to the one
:51:16. > :51:20.Rodgers left to join Liverpool. Michael Laudrup has brought in a
:51:20. > :51:23.host of new faces with a Spanish core. It's all business for the
:51:23. > :51:26.Swans, as they look for another big scalp, having taken Newcastle's
:51:26. > :51:29.last week. Liverpool, though, are improving, after a poor start. The
:51:29. > :51:33.Reds have never managed a Premier League goal against Swansea. But
:51:33. > :51:37.their attack, led by this man, is firing. So, will Rodgers leave the
:51:37. > :51:39.Liberty as he used to so often, with all three points. And is he
:51:39. > :51:43.still welcome? Listening carefully, Guy Mowbray. His achievements here
:51:43. > :51:51.mean they should always keep a welcome meant they hillside for
:51:51. > :51:58.Brendan Rodgers. And Joe Allon who is back at the club he served. The
:51:58. > :52:08.current Swansea's side is two different -- two different to last
:52:08. > :52:42.
:52:42. > :52:50.week. In Premier League turns -- -- Routledge. Quick stuff from
:52:50. > :53:00.Swansea. A nice touch from Routledge. Brendan Rodgers says he
:53:00. > :53:35.
:53:35. > :53:45.returns to his was it as a better long time there, almost got the
:53:45. > :54:21.
:54:21. > :54:31.Tremmel. The 34-year-old German in wide. Superb foot work from Pablo,
:54:31. > :54:41.he was so close to scoring. A lovely feel about the game. The
:54:41. > :55:06.
:55:06. > :55:16.Johnson timed the pass well. AV shoot. He smashed the ball against
:55:16. > :55:29.
:55:29. > :55:39.effort by sterling macro. -- good noise around the Liberty
:55:39. > :55:44.
:55:44. > :55:51.Stadium, a packed house. Johnson, Jose Enrique, it is offside and it
:55:51. > :55:59.will not count. Jose Enrique is taking the assistant to task for
:55:59. > :56:09.the flag. Let us take a look. It was very tight. I think he is just
:56:09. > :56:09.
:56:09. > :57:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:57:25. > :57:35.Marjorie. But it is very tight. -- was located! -- were drawn was
:57:35. > :57:46.
:57:46. > :57:54.Downing put it out so the two players can receive treatment. Pepe
:57:54. > :58:02.Reina has caught him hard, but he is also her to. He got a boot in
:58:02. > :58:08.the face. That is how the game is played at its best. Nobody
:58:08. > :58:18.hesitated, both went in and both got injured but they shook hands
:58:18. > :58:18.
:58:18. > :59:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:59:08. > :59:16.think that's flicked off the head with its! It was straight at
:59:16. > :59:26.Tremmel. Liverpool were a way, and they should have worked it between
:59:26. > :59:50.
:59:50. > :00:00.game from here. Britton is the odd man out in white in the wall.
:00:00. > :00:10.Pablo! Pepe Reina got a hand to it. Used his judgments, watched it as
:00:10. > :00:11.
:00:11. > :00:21.best as he could, saw it coming and got her. -- got there. Shelvey
:00:21. > :00:35.
:00:35. > :00:41.going for goal! Liverpool fans Steven Gerrard. That is paid decent
:00:41. > :00:46.save by Tremmel. It is difficult to see who was the happiest manager.
:00:46. > :00:54.was happy with the team today, the method in our game was excellent.
:00:54. > :01:00.We just couldn't find the final touch to finish. Normally you say
:01:00. > :01:09.0-0 is a boring game, but it was a good game to watch. Good football,
:01:09. > :01:15.a good players on the pitch. It is the second time we play Liverpool,
:01:15. > :01:20.in a month we played Chelsea and Manchester City. It is great for us.
:01:20. > :01:27.You have the ball in the net, it was very tight? And I thought it
:01:27. > :01:32.was a goal. People talk about parts of the body being offside, but the
:01:32. > :01:37.only part of the body they looked offside was his arm and he cannot
:01:37. > :01:45.score with his arm! It was very harsh, he gambled on the ball
:01:45. > :01:49.coming in and got his reward, but we did not get the goal. How has
:01:49. > :01:53.your return been here? It's has been brilliant, great to see
:01:53. > :02:01.friends I have made for life. Coming he will always be special.
:02:01. > :02:07.The supporters were terrific and has the respect they showed. We
:02:07. > :02:12.hope to push on and Swansea will have a terrific season I am sure.
:02:12. > :02:22.That is lovely but no Christmas DDD being released of that game?
:02:22. > :02:23.
:02:23. > :02:28.wasn't a great game, the first half was better. We have seen only gape
:02:28. > :02:34.goal as a left-back but Brendan pushed him further forward. His
:02:34. > :02:41.hand is in the air, look the way he got across the defender. I don't
:02:41. > :02:46.know why he went with his chest, but it was a great run in. You want
:02:46. > :02:51.the ball to find Luis Suarez, and that was a great pass. Unlucky not
:02:51. > :02:58.to make contact. He did a shift going backwards as well, chasing
:02:58. > :03:06.the ball down and helping his fall back out, Stuart Downing. I think
:03:06. > :03:11.this was harshly disallowed. It is a good finish. Look at Chico in the
:03:11. > :03:18.middle, his foot is on the line. I think he is keeping him onside and
:03:18. > :03:23.I think it is harsh. He played really well in the first half, are
:03:23. > :03:30.both going forward and defending. You can point to the Everton game
:03:30. > :03:35.when Luis Suarez was disallowed. We all said it was the first game of
:03:35. > :03:42.the day, before it kicked off, you said there would be more passes in
:03:42. > :03:50.his game than any other there are no Premier League. Only two games
:03:50. > :03:55.with over 1000 passes. For two teams that prise themselves on
:03:55. > :04:02.playing the passing game, today was very sloppy. Liverpool were better
:04:02. > :04:08.than Swansea, they strung about five passes together here. Losing
:04:08. > :04:15.the ball, Swansea got the chance to turn. Wayne Routledge should have
:04:15. > :04:19.done better here. Passing was hopeless. But it was more the final
:04:19. > :04:29.pass, the opportunity to get the ball wide across the box, but the
:04:29. > :04:31.
:04:31. > :04:37.pass was poor. Wayne Routledge is quick, but not that quick. And run
:04:37. > :04:43.into the box should have been there, but it is going wide. Swansea was
:04:43. > :04:48.not the only team on the pitch with bad passing. This was an
:04:48. > :04:55.opportunity to put Luis Suarez in. His pass is not as great as it
:04:55. > :04:59.should have been. The options on the ball, go either way, but the
:04:59. > :05:06.pass that was so poor. It makes Luis Suarez have to work hard to
:05:06. > :05:14.get the chance. It comes to nothing. Liked the game, it did not come to
:05:14. > :05:19.anything. One moments, the goalkeeper and a striker. It was
:05:19. > :05:29.two on his players going for the ball. Tell me what do you think of
:05:29. > :05:35.
:05:35. > :05:39.this. I thought it was hard, but Sir two -- hard but fair. Dyer
:05:39. > :05:48.tried to get the ball and the goalkeeper came out and
:05:48. > :05:53.unfortunately got a kick in the face. But a handshake. I was at
:05:53. > :05:57.Southampton as a 17 year-old in a training game of. I was in the
:05:58. > :06:03.reserve team against the first team and I was playing against Jayne
:06:03. > :06:11.bash macro John Burridge. I pulled out of a tackle because I thought I
:06:11. > :06:17.could not her to the goalkeeper for the first team! He expects to be
:06:17. > :06:25.hurt. That is why it I kick-you over the years. Now we are going to
:06:25. > :06:30.begin with sackings. After events this week, all Premier League
:06:30. > :06:34.managers can be the given a having a glance over their shoulders,
:06:34. > :06:40.apart from Sir Alex Ferguson, because his position is cast in
:06:40. > :06:47.stone. Harry Redknapp will be looking at a plaque if he manages
:06:47. > :06:57.to do QPR are. Martin O'Neill, David Moyes, knows this is and
:06:57. > :07:15.
:07:15. > :07:21.a goal! QPR have stunned Old Trafford. Not a happy man.
:07:21. > :07:31.Manchester United are level, John Lee Evans! He's caused from right
:07:31. > :07:33.
:07:33. > :07:37.underneath the crossbar. Rooney's kick... Darren Fletcher, what a
:07:37. > :07:43.return to Premier League action! His facial expression was similar
:07:43. > :07:50.to that when they went ahead at. Anderson searching forward,
:07:51. > :07:56.Hernandez! 3-1. It is hard to see QPR coming back from this. Three
:07:56. > :07:59.goals in seven minutes, what a turnaround. Harry Redknapp leaving
:07:59. > :08:09.early to beat the rush hour in the car park otherwise he could be
:08:09. > :08:19.caught in the queue and have to do in interviews through the window.
:08:19. > :08:22.
:08:22. > :08:31.Gareth McAuley for West Brom. On a half-hour, Zoltan Gera left thought
:08:31. > :08:39.finds the corner of the Sunderland next! The goalkeeper has lost its
:08:39. > :08:44.and Sean Long scrawls. The referee said it is a goal! -- scores. He
:08:44. > :08:52.never seemed to have it under control. It is deflected and in and
:08:52. > :09:00.that could change everything. Big deflection on it, it is 2-1.
:09:00. > :09:06.Ridgewell, can he pull it back? The referee pointed to the penalty spot,
:09:06. > :09:10.Johnson slid in but enough of a man to persuade the referee that it was
:09:10. > :09:16.a West Bromwich Albion penalty! West Bromwich Albion have surely
:09:16. > :09:24.won the game?! For a flickering few moments, Sunderland thought they
:09:24. > :09:34.might salvage a point from this game. The header, a great save!
:09:34. > :09:34.
:09:34. > :09:41.Into the net by Sessegnon. I thought it was all over! Lukaku
:09:41. > :09:51.finds Fortune, he finds space and the net! Surely that is it, it is
:09:51. > :10:19.
:10:19. > :10:28.great spell, the Scottish Everton have come so close, 20
:10:28. > :10:38.seconds away from an important win. They have got it! Grant Holt
:10:38. > :10:45.
:10:45. > :10:49.West Brom, simple question are they punching above their weight? They
:10:49. > :10:55.are doing what Newcastle did last year, on a great run, let them
:10:55. > :11:00.enjoy its. Great example of what a great coach can do with a great
:11:00. > :11:10.bunch of players. And uncomfortable end to the show, but let's carry on
:11:10. > :11:12.
:11:12. > :11:18.with three more games from have passed through the turnstiles
:11:18. > :11:24.to watch Premier League matches. Wigan and Reading fans once
:11:24. > :11:27.performances to match. As a Villa - - Villa and Arsenal fans they have
:11:27. > :11:37.been regulars on the football phone-ins this season, Villa in
:11:37. > :11:59.
:11:59. > :12:04.particular can do with an uplifting he has come on as made a real
:12:04. > :12:10.difference. Reading have been good on the counter and here they are
:12:10. > :12:15.again. Was he tripped? The referee has a long look and I think we can
:12:15. > :12:25.have got away with that. Thing great ball in and a great save by
:12:25. > :12:34.
:12:34. > :12:42.Ali Al-Habsi. Di Santo! The flag was up. Celebration was cut short.
:12:42. > :12:47.My goodness, that is very, very unfortunate for Wigan. Beausejour,
:12:47. > :12:57.plenty in there. This time it will count and once again it is Gomez's.
:12:57. > :13:08.
:13:08. > :13:15.through, but Le Fondre was looking for it. It has gone in, oh, my word.
:13:15. > :13:20.Robson-Kanu hit it, it spun to Ali Al Habsi. A slippery ball, yes, but
:13:20. > :13:30.a goalkeeper of his quality should have dealt with it.
:13:30. > :13:40.Gomez skipping away, di Santo on the far side. And Gomez with a hat-
:13:40. > :14:10.
:14:10. > :14:18.trick goal. There will be nobody there. It could have been 2-0
:14:18. > :14:28.easily. Finding Berbatov, but turned away by Begovic, not very
:14:28. > :14:35.
:14:35. > :14:45.well clear. The best ever from but a flag is up, it is not going
:14:45. > :14:54.
:14:54. > :15:04.to count. Paul Lambert will want to looked awkward, the ball sailing
:15:04. > :15:14.
:15:14. > :15:24.ferocity. Arsene Wenger, I hope he has some dry trousers for the coach
:15:24. > :15:29.
:15:29. > :15:36.Wednesday night, two fixtures on Tuesday, the rest on Wednesday.
:15:36. > :15:44.What job faces Harry now as QPR manager? They are seven adrift,
:15:44. > :15:49.confidence is low. Something for him to see Manchester United.
:15:49. > :15:54.Villa and Reading. A big game, Aston Villa into the bottom three.
:15:54. > :16:02.It is such a big club, I do not know why they are there. A big game
:16:02. > :16:09.for them. Thank you. Match Of The Day will be here on Wednesday night.
:16:09. > :16:17.Today was a day full of incident. Here are tomorrow's headlines,
:16:17. > :16:21.Magpies back to St James' with nothing, after a 2-0 win.
:16:21. > :16:29.Chelsea and Man City draw a blank on the field, and Rafa off it, as
:16:29. > :16:33.boos and banners mark his first match as the new blues boss.
:16:33. > :16:36.-- Blues. And Spurs end November smiling,
:16:36. > :16:39.with Jermain the Man, in a 3-1 victory over the Hammers.
:16:39. > :16:42.And Roger Returns to Swansea, and manages to make just one point, in
:16:42. > :16:46.a 0-0 draw with Laudrup's Swans. To the table.
:16:46. > :16:49.Man City's draw at Stamford Bridge puts Man United top again by a
:16:49. > :16:51.point. West Brom's excellent form sees them deservedly in third,
:16:51. > :16:54.ahead of Chelsea. Southampton are out of the
:16:54. > :16:57.relegation zone, after their second win in as many games.
:16:57. > :17:03.And that leaves QPR seven points from safety, as Harry Redknapp
:17:03. > :17:06.moves into the Loftus Road hot seat. Tonight's alternative, with Swansea
:17:06. > :17:14.and Liverpool playing each other, is all about accurate passing from
:17:14. > :17:18.the highest percentage to the lowest.
:17:18. > :17:19.Man United find their men more than any other team in the league, with
:17:19. > :17:22.88.2% of passes reaching their target.
:17:22. > :17:24.Arsenal are sticking to their principles, having made the most
:17:24. > :17:26.passes in the Premier League this season.
:17:26. > :17:31.West Brom are riding high in the League.
:17:31. > :17:35.But, when it comes to passing, they are down in the bottom six.
:17:35. > :17:40.Stoke and Reading are the clubs whose aim is least reliable.
:17:40. > :17:43.Sincere thanks for tuning in. And we leave you tonight, after seeing
:17:43. > :17:48.the bizarre sight of Rafa in the Chelsea dugout, with other
:17:48. > :17:51.memorable images of players who have made unlikely swaps. All of
:17:51. > :18:01.them are true, except one which we have computer generated. It's
:18:01. > :18:24.